Project Mentor

Some moments are big. 🎓
Some are silly. 😘
Some are just a hug that says it all. ❤️

They all have one thing in common: connection.

And that’s what Project Mentor is all about. 💚

💛 Two great kids. Two open seats. Could one of them be yours?

We have two 14-year-old boys at Caney Creek High School whose mentors were unable to continue, and we would love to get them matched again.

⚾ Student A is smart, quiet and polite. He loves math and baseball and wants to go to college after graduation.

🏈 Student B is smart, respectful and loves football and music.

Both boys need someone willing to simply show up, have lunch and be someone in their corner.

📍 Caney Creek High School
🗓 Wednesdays
⏰ 12:00–12:30 p.m.

Interested in becoming a mentor? Our next Project Mentor training is October 5. Visit our website to learn more and sign up for training:

https://www.conroeisd.net/page/project-mentor

Thirty minutes a week. One consistent adult. A connection that can last through graduation.

It starts with one lunch. 💚

This match started when she was just a 5th grader.

One lunch became another. Then another. Weeks turned into school years, and now that little 5th grader is a senior. 🎓

That’s what makes Project Mentor so special. Our mentors don’t just show up for a season. They have the opportunity to walk alongside their student year after year, all the way to graduation.

From 5th grade to senior year. Just look how much can happen when someone keeps showing up. 💚

🦆 Last year, we talked DUCKS. This year, we’re Serving Up Connection! 🍔❤️

Our 2026–27 Project Mentor theme celebrates what happens every week when a mentor and student sit down for lunch together.

It may look like burgers and fries, but it’s really about showing up, listening, laughing and building a connection that can last for years.

And we still have students waiting for someone to fill that seat across the table. ❤️

🍔 One lunch a week. One caring adult. One meaningful connection.

This morning on campus, a few girls stopped me and asked a simple question:

“Can I have a mentor?” 💚

And the truth is, we have students waiting.

Waiting for someone to show up once a week during lunch. Someone to listen, laugh with them, encourage them, and simply be there.

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a mentor, this is your sign. 🍔

Our next Project Mentor Training is:
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 Travis Intermediate

One lunch a week. One caring adult. Someone is waiting for you. 💚

Ready to get started? Visit our website to learn more and sign up for a training:

💚 BIG NEWS for Project Mentor! 💚

Last week, our very own Angela Rucker was honored with the 2026 Servant Leader Award at the Leadership Montgomery County Leadership Summit!

And we can’t think of anyone more deserving.

Nearly 20 years ago, Angela founded Project Mentor with a simple belief: every young person benefits from having a consistent adult who shows up, listens, and believes in them.

Today, that belief has grown into hundreds of mentoring relationships between community volunteers and CISD students. One lunch. One conversation. One week at a time. 💚

Project Mentor volunteer Amanda Van Dusen, who nominated Angela for the award, described her leadership as putting “service before recognition.” If you know Angela, you know just how fitting those words are.

Angela has spent nearly two decades creating opportunities for others to make a difference while quietly making an enormous difference herself.

Congratulations, Angela! We are incredibly proud to see you recognized for the impact you have made on our students, our mentors, and our community. 💚

🍔 Mentor lunches are back! ❤️

We loved seeing our mentors and students back together this week for our first lunches of the school year. Lots of smiles, hugs, catching up, and of course, lunch!

We even got to see a few of our own kids along the way. Angela got a lunch visit with her son, and Rachel got to spend some time with her nephews. ❤️

One lunch a week. One caring adult. So many meaningful connections.

Want to join us? Visit our website to learn more and become a Project Mentor! ❤️ https://www.conroeisd.net/page/project-mentor

Did you know Project Mentor is part of the Community Outreach, Conroe ISD team? ❤️

Before students came back, in between finding lunch times, planning trainings and getting ready for another year of mentoring, we got to spend an afternoon volunteering alongside our Community Outreach team at the Montgomery County Food Bank.

It was cold 🥶, it was fun, and we loved getting to serve our community together!

Wednesday brought a brand-new group of mentors to Project Mentor! ❤️💛

They even got the full Travis Intermediate experience with a bad weather drill during Safety Week 😂 and everyone rolled with it like pros!

Now we’re busy matching these awesome volunteers with students and getting ready for those first lunches. 🍟❤️

Want to join us? Our next New Mentor Training is September 14. Learn more and sign up on our website:

conroeisd.net/page/project-mentor